This morning. Because of that, a spare the air alert that remains in effect. Going a record 23 days in a row with a spare the air alert for the thats never been done before. Also tracking dry and gusty offshore winds. Looking at winds gusting up to 40 to 50 Miles Per Hour this morning up in the Higher Elevations is why red flag warning is in effect until 8 00 a. M. Today for the north bay mountains and east bay hills but because of those dry northerly to winds, and low relative humidity values. Temperatures upper 60s in San Francisco and mid 70s in oakland. Upper 80s in san jose. And low to mid90s for concord down as we heads through the next few days. Now lets check in with gianna for a look at traffic and its a foggy start this morning. Yeah, it sure is mary. In fact, at the Golden Gate Bridge, that is where chp has issued a fog advisory. So limited visibility asu for the most part right now your drive times south 101, 14 minutes from the richmondsan rafael bridge into San Francisco.
Backing up beyond that 880 overpass and ki theres still a lot of brake lights southbound 880 working freeway due to road work around the oakland area. Use 580 as an alternate route. And that drive along 580 at least the portion through the Altamont Pass, still pretty as well. Westbound 580 a slow ride working your way outhe Altamont Pass, a new crash reported near dougherty. Thats coming up in the next report. Anne . Im anne makovec at the live news desk. And we are keeping our eye on a couple of large fires burning right now causing evacuations near lake oroville. This is new video from overnight from plumas county. Just tearing up the hillsides there. This flared up yesterday and these new evacuations ca last night an is called the bear fire and its part of the north complex fire and it is now moving in a in plumas and yuba and butte about 1 00 morning from the and fa heard from one. And we are going to have that coming up at 6 30. We know some homes wn. Also want to let you know abo
Almost burned his building down. Reporter he says many people are staying behind, using what they have to protect their properties, knowing fire resources are stretched thin after monday mornings lightning strikes ignited dozens of fires across the region. I keep my sprinklers going and my water pumps working. Reporter a fire incident spokesman admits lack of resources has hurt containment efforts and he tells us these fires are moving in all directions and those who do stay behind need to keep their heads on swivels. Be aware of your surroundings, be aware of your environment and definitely be ready to go. Reporter evacuations across the growing fire complex, a fluid situation all day. Even catching commuters in a web of road closures. And that turtle rock bar and cafe and Lake Berryessa, the western edge of the lake, among those emergency mandatory expanded evacuation orders late this afternoon. We just saw police head up the road here towards Lake Berryessa with their lights on tryi
Coaster. We find hope and then its devastation. An emotional roller coaster for evacuation San Mateo County. Thank you for joining us. The race is on for firefighters on the front lines of raging wildfires across the bay area. Combined buyers have torched over 1000 square miles, nearly the size of rhode island. This evening the lnu lightning complex fire is now the second largest fire in california history. We have Team Coverage on the lightning fires and the threat of a new storm that could test the crews that are already struggling to contain the blazes. Lets begin with the latest on the lnu complex fire burning in fihaburned 490 square miles, nearly three times the size of san jose, containment is at 15 . The fire is forcing new evacuation orders west of highway 101 including a small area in the city limits of healdsburg. All residents living south of Morgan Valley road and from sky high ridge road to highway 29 and 53 are also being ordered to flee their homes. Wilson walker live n
Were asking them to go head and leave their homes and evacuate. Take no chances. What about the response . Can you give us a sense of what youre able to put on the fire . Six air tankers and dc ten ordered to respond to this fire. 200 plus firefighters for the initial attack Additional Resources are on order to the fire. So far, no injuries that we know of at this point . No injuries have been reported into the call center. The fire is 0 contained and like i said its a fastmoving fire. Well, good luck to the crews and everybody who lives in its path. That is Suzy Blankenship with cal fire thank you. This fire burning north of santa rosa, in the town of lower lake as we look live from sky 7 hd. Were getting photos of the clear lake fire on social media now. Here is a photo taken from the lake. And another abc7 news viewer took this picture from clear lake oaks. If youre a safe distance from the fire and have photos or video just share them on social media us. If youre in the clear lake